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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

You can take the laughter with you

November 23, 2009

There are pyrotechnics in the basement and there's a fiery Russian in the living room. This isn't some Cold War-era nightmare — it's the premise of "You Can't Take It With You," the latest production...

Wind Ensemble bring education, enjoyment

November 16, 2009

The melodic notes that filled UVM's Music Recital Hall on Nov. 8 were courtesy of the Vermont Wind Ensemble, playing their latest concert to a crowd of eager listeners.The musicians in the Vermont Wind...

Difficult decisions in “Rosalee Was Here”

November 16, 2009

This is not the rosy coming-of-age story of years past.In "Rosalee Was Here," the latest production by Green Candle Theatre, veteran Burlington playwright and director Maura Campbell tells the difficult...

Allure and disgust at Firehouse

November 9, 2009

What appears to be flesh hangs on the wall with metal contraptions stuck through it. In the opposite room, real stitches from a head wound are used as materials. The scene described is not one from an...

Masques resounds with baroque aura

November 9, 2009

Southwick Hall transformed into a 17th-century palace when  Masques took the stage for the Oct. 30 performance.A young Montreal-based ensemble that specializes in baroque music, Masques performed...

Film revisits RFK rippling hope in apartheid

November 9, 2009

In 1966, an intense apartheid drew Robert F. Kennedy to visit South Africa. That trip is the basis for the new documentary "RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope," which was screened at the Vermont...

Ensemble refines soundtrack to intensify silent horror film

November 2, 2009

The whining of the violin and the strong drumbeats of the Devil Music Ensemble replaced the screams and creepy shower scenes of modern horror movies that were absent in the silent film "Nosferatu."The...

From Cuba to Vermont via Sweden

November 2, 2009

The historical context of an artist's life always shapes his artwork, and such is the case for Aluan Arguelles.Born in Cuba in the early 1980s, Arguelles began his professional career with monotone paintings...

Adapted tale lures hipsters

November 2, 2009

"Where the Wild Things Are" may be a movie based on Maurice Sendak's children's book, but it's  definitely not a childish take on the classic tale. Spike Jonze's film adaptation expands the short...

Burlington artists dabble in dark arts

October 26, 2009

From neon skulls to knitted dissected frogs, the Dark Arts exhibit at South Burlington's Nightmare Vermont, an interactive haunted house, unmasks the creepy side of art.The exhibit features work by 12...

The Songs of a Saint

October 26, 2009

Fitting comfortably into the slew of quirky-cool singer-songwriters alongside the likes of Regina Spektor and Jenny Lewis, St. Vincent — a.k.a. Annie Clark — is making a name for herself in...

Activist book shows how to change the world

October 26, 2009

Suggestions ranging from flossing your teeth to becoming an ambassador to Africa characterize  "Generation Change," a new book co-authored by Jayan Kalathil and Melissa Bolton-Klinger that speaks...

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